Is This Any Surprise?

From the New York Post: New Yorkers are fleeing the state and city in alarming numbers -- and costing a fortune in lost tax dollars, a new study shows.
More than 1.5 million state residents left for other parts of the United States from 2000 to 2008, according to the report from the Empire Center for New York State Policy. It was the biggest out-of-state migration in the country.
The vast majority of the migrants, 1.1 million, were former residents of New York City -- meaning one out of seven city taxpayers moved out.
"The Empire State is being drained of an invaluable resource -- people," the report said.
http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/tax_refugees_staging_escape_from_qb4pItQ71UXIc0i6cd3UpK
It goes on: "Why all the moving vans?
The center, part of the conservative Manhattan Institute, blames the state's high cost of living and high taxes."
New York is a liberal state and has a very high tax rate, both in the state and in the city.
Liberals just don't understand that when you raise taxes, people leave. It is human nature to keep as much money as they can. People are going to live where taxes are lower and services are better. They are also going to live in an area where they are more comfortable- i.e. bigger lots, newer homes and less crime and hassles from the government.
New York should not be surprised and other higher taxed areas should take notice.